| Show thrashing himself for his bis own 1 follies the theory of impartial justice so beautiful fui rui in itself the flounda tion of all good government and the best se carity for hu human man mau b happiness nessi seldom receives es tion at the hands of man this may arie arle arise perhaps from the fact that it looks too much like infringement upon the jurisdiction afu ofu of a higher power to weigh out the decree only according to merit at all events society has not fallen into the ways of impartial administration tra tion and when the exception arises it proves s the rule by its very uniqueness the lle ile lie facts detailed in the following are furnished by an honorable member of df the city government ern ment though a reason for his connect connection ion iou with anything odthe of the nature of justice does not appear until near the close of the annexed narrative there is a resident of one of the northern wards whose Y haae faith in corporal punishment I 1 is is unbounded and who exemplifies when occasion fion lion offers the theory of impartial justice he has been taught that the punishment of the present mitigates the punishment of the autu future and arid in proportion aa a a man mau suffers here below for his sins will he ie be exempt at the time of final judgment but with hisa his nim sim belief he is noti exempt from the ordinary weaknesses of the human race and his vulnerable point is his ashfor which alcoholic liquors have aade a strong attraction ordinarily ie e is stead steady yand and industrious work ngat his emde of carpenter to the of those by whom he 19 id employed but periodically the he desire to brace up with liquid stimulants is too strong to be overcome and this knight of the the bit and brace succumbs then follows a week or moro more of barou carousing sing a general e I 1 ni suspension of work and the squandering of many a hard earned dollar there is no stopping half way the fever must run its course the end finally comes and with the return of reason reason the victim decides upon a settlement with hilm himself self seif for his past excesses excesses j the bip expression im vexed enough i to cry is not an infrequent one 1 with those of the thie softer sex and 1 is generally followed by the opening i of thet the ocular flood gates gatis arid a downright good cry pry but when this intemperate carpenter remarks im bad enough u to be licked we would hardly presume that he be intended inflicting corporeal punish ment upon himself yet such is the fact he has lias considered the matter and knows that than his sin merits dug a painful reward and he be prefers taking it now to waiting when the results will be more lasting pg Two weeks ngo ago he nl e ld one of his periodical sprees and I 1 immediately m medi kely pronounced judgment upon himself the sentence of the court was wash that he connine confine himself within the limit of his own house and there administer to himself a beating sueh such puch as was commensurate with the enormity of hison his sin being judge culprit and executioner cut ioner there was little need to stay proceedings and plans I 1 for non or carrying out ut the order of the court were set on foot at obee he procured a stick a 0 trifle smaller than a base ball club and went toworu to work at af himself the blows fell thick and fast keeping time to the minor music of hia hla cifes protestations te stations that he was a goose 11 a fool and an ass asi 11 but he piled plied his cudgel with vigor lending encouragement to his arm by sueh such ey expressions ess lousa as you will will you get t drunk again just juat try fry it on orice oneo 11 taint taint half what ou rou deserve til wll show you a trick of or two you jou 11 finally the scene became to his wife and as there appeared no h hope ope of cessation she ran to the neighbors nai ti to 0 geb get assistance to stop hen her r husband in in his abuse to himself the first person met med was the honorable gentleman aforesaid and without being allowed time to declare declared himself in favor of f nonintervention intervention non or to discuss the question of iree free moral agency he was dragged to thi the scene of action the executioner was welt well nigh tired out while thu tho culprit was in la a state sad bad to tb contemplate he had bad not confined his blows to any particular locality and while hl his extremities did not show the effects except through their apparent lameness his head bead was alt cut ard contused confused cont used in various places the sentence of the court was declared enforced and when questioned as to why he had ta failen fallen ken this method of meting out justice to himself stated that he knew he 10 deserved all baigot and rind it was only through his own painful experience that he go hoped to learn how to do right ile he was unable to comprehend any ludicrous side to his bia hi views and announced his bellef belief in the efficacy of corporeal punishment by saying irl iri if I 1 get got drunk I 1 must get licked und and if ir I 1 lick myself it is better for me in the end st louis globe democrat |
